Delftia tsuruhatensis
| Delftia tsuruhatensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Comamonadaceae |
| Genus: | Delftia |
| Species: | D. tsuruhatensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Delftia tsuruhatensis Shigematsu et al. 2003, sp. nov. | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC BAA-554, DSM 17581, IFO 16741, NBRC 16741, T7 | |
Delftia tsuruhatensis is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, catalase- and oxidase-positive, motile bacterium from the Comamonadaceae family. It was first isolated from a wastewater treatment plant in Japan in 2003. D. tsuruhatensis is an opportunistic and emergent pathogen. All documented human infections are healthcare-associated.